Meet me
Peepal
Ficus religiosa
The tree with heart-shaped leaves that whisper in the smallest breeze. Almost every Nepali village square has one.
Doing okay
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Where I live
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My story
- 01A peepal often begins life high up on another tree, sending its roots down the trunk to the ground.
- 02Its long leaf-tip is a drip tip — it flicks rainwater off so fungus cannot settle on the leaf.
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What’s happening to me
Rising heat
How serious2/5Peepal copes with heat better than most trees, which is exactly why the shade under it matters more every year.
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For grown-ups
- Scientific name
- Ficus religiosa
- Family
- Moraceae